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"Looking North across Pershing Square, Showing Los Angeles Biltmore," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked June 7, 1935

THF733226 / "Looking North across Pershing Square, Showing Los Angeles Biltmore," Sent to Andrew Purnell, Postmarked June 7, 1935
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Artifact Overview

Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He served in France during World War I and returned to the U.S. in 1919. Purnell married Lela May Cooper in 1920, and by 1926, the couple had moved to Mobile, where he worked as a railroad freight handler. The Purnells kept in touch with family and friends by exchanging postcards and letters.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.149.0.2.24

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in